Wing Dynasty

No one knows how Xue Ding managed to break through the Immortal Forest Formation and appear there.

Several senior experts hired by Immortal Forest appeared one after another, looking over warily.

One of the Old Man said in a low voice, "Immortal Forest are forbidden in the Immortal Forest."

"If it's broken, I'll pay for it," Xue Ding confidently and firmly.

"Splash! Splash..."

All Defensive Formation around the ancient tree were activated.

The gates of Qiong Yu Residence opened.

Li Weiyi and Zuoqiu Hongting could see that Red Jade Residence on a distant branch and Xue Ding further away both looked very interested.

In the Immortal Forest, all the young powerhouses who were preparing to go to Carefree Capital to participate in the grand announcement ceremony came out of their rooms, looked up, and began to discuss among themselves.

"The Wing Dynasty is a medium-sized habitat ranked fourth. It is unified by the Xue Family's Stored Son of Heaven and is extremely powerful, with the ambition to expand and develop into a nation. Xue Ding is said to be the strongest person in the habitat, but it is unknown whether this reputation is undeserved."

"In the Longevity Realm, it's rare to have four wings on one's back, but he actually has Six Wings."

"Six Wings Xue Ding renowned. Is he aiming for the First Sequence of the 'Longevity Earth Ranking,' or is he trying to prove he's Life Realm Destiny'?"

Wenren Tinghai's voice, tinged with laughter, drifted from inside the house. "I have long heard of the renown of Six Wings Xue Ding. There is no need to challenge Tinghai; Tinghai is already ashamed of his inferiority. Brother Xue may not know, but tonight in the Immortal Forest, there is another peerless Outstanding Person whose fame is unmatched, the Dao Law Successor of the Stored Son of Heaven Yu Yaozi, the Southern Dragon Li Weiyi. If you defeat him, you will surely become famous and renowned, surpassing even the Ancient Sect True Disciple and the top scholars of various countries."

Many young powerhouses from Various Life Realms only realized that Li Weiyi was also there at this moment, and they exclaimed in surprise, searching in all directions and secretly inquiring.

"Where is Southern Dragon? I must cut off his path northward."

A true disciple of the Yizong sect, with Mysterious Light Scripture above his head, strode out of the gate surrounded by his Junior Sister. His magical energy surged forth, transforming into a sea of clouds.

"Although Li Weiyi has a great reputation, he is too young and lacks experience. He has no top-level achievements. When he killed Chu Yutian, it was mainly the top scholars of the two countries who were the main force, with him and the Saintess of Time as assistants. They also used the Ancient Immortal Sentinel Arrow. He should be the easiest one to challenge." A Senior Disciple Sister from the Mega-clan was hidden in a purple mist, her figure appearing and disappearing.

Her loud comments were an attempt to provoke the mysterious Southern Dragon into revealing himself.

Xue Ding on a thick, yellowish-brown branch, his strong arms crossed over his chest. He was tall and imposing, his skin gleaming with a metallic sheen, and Six Wings spread across his back, each feather shimmering with ancient runes.

His gaze was piercing, still fixed on the Red Jade Residence where Wenren Tinghai was. "How old is Li Weiyi? He's probably not even Great Longevity yet. Defeating him wouldn't bring me any prestige, and I might even get dragged into your conflict. Do you think I'd be as foolish as your Demon Kingdom?"

"He is simply a pawn placed openly by the Great Palace Master Lingxiao Palace. The one who holds the Jade Book of Life Spring must be another expert."

"Lingxiao Shengjing is no ordinary place; it has a glorious history. In the age of fifty alone, it produced prodigies like Tang Wanzhou, Li Weiyi, Ge Xiantong, and Zuoqiu Hongting. And what about the previous fifty years?"

Upon hearing this, Wenren Tinghai, Chang Yujian, and other cultivators from the Demon Kingdom all showed thoughtful expressions.

Everyone felt that it wasn't impossible.

"I, Chi Yuan, grandson of Fei Feng, will accept the challenge on behalf of Wenren the Flower."

With a loud bang, the wooden door shattered.

A figure enveloped in crimson flames flew out from the Red Jade Residence and shot straight toward Xue Ding.

Its speed was so fast that few below the Great Longevity could clearly see Chi Yuan's appearance.

"Sizzle!"

An Old Man with white hair in the Immortal Forest flicked his fingertips and sent out a beam of spiritual light, tearing open the array of Light Veil in front of Xue Ding and Chi Yuan.

Two top-tier experts at the Fourth Realm, one after the other, burst out of the array crack in an instant, shooting straight into the night sky like beams of light.

As a newcomer, Chi Yuan naturally wanted to fight to prove his strength and gain more benefits from the Wenren Lineage.

"Whoosh!"

Chi Yuan unfurled a pair of broad wings on his back, scattering scriptures like rain that hovered around him.

Crimson flames, like a long river, surged from the ancestral field, converging into a fiery cloud that set the sky above the city ablaze with immense power.

Xue Ding's fighting spirit surged, and he swooped down.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Both the human and the demon were known for their speed. In the span of a single breath, they collided fourteen times in the sky, unleashing a torrent of magical energy. The sound was deafening, like fourteen thunderclaps exploding in succession.

Xue Ding's laughter echoed through the sky, "Grandson of Fei Feng, is this all you've got? You've truly disgraced the Demon Queen's reputation and brought shame upon the ancient immortal Yu Jia. The second and third generations of Yu Jia both have powerful experts who have reached Phoenix-born Unicorn-young heavens; the fourth generation will probably have to wait and see."

"Presumptuous."

Chi Yuan roared, feeling utterly humiliated, and a sharp cry of a phoenix rang out from within his body.

The cry of the phoenix was piercing, and many low-level martial artists in the city below felt pain in their eardrums.

A Crimson Phoenix emerged from the fiery clouds, its wings spreading and casting a massive shadow on the street below.

"Bang!"

A claw-shaped Daoist technique shook the space, piercing through the air as it struck.

Xue Ding stood beneath the massive crimson claw print that was rushing towards him, his body small, yet he remained calm and composed.

"Call!"

With Six Wings on its back, thousands of ancient runes flashed, transforming into a raging Wind Force that emitted a deafening howl, shattering all the clouds above Night Demon City.

"It's the Five Fiends Heavenly Wind!"

Li Weiyi, sitting in the Qiong Yu Residence, and Yao Qingxuan, sitting in the carriage outside the Immortal Forest, recited this sentence at the same time.

The Five Fiends Heavenly Winds were incredibly powerful. Li Weiyi failed to collect them from the Yao Li Tribe, so he had to settle for collecting two Four Fiends Heavenly Winds instead.

If Xue Ding had taken the Five Fiends Heavenly Wind from his wings, one can imagine how powerful it would be. If he had cultivated it himself, it would be even more extraordinary.

"Boom!"

Chi Yuan's claw mark technique was shattered into pieces by Xue Ding's Wind Force technique using the Five Fiends Heavenly Wind.

The storm and torrent of the heavenly wind blew Chi Yuan away for more than ten miles.

The fiery clouds floating in the sky were scattered into a rain of fireballs, which fell downwards. At the same time, several crimson phoenix feathers accompanied them.

"Rustle!"

The array that enveloped the Immortal Forest complex was rippled by the Five Fiends Heavenly Wind.

Within the Immortal Forest, countless martial arts practitioners gasped in shock, utterly astonished.

Those who dared to attend the results announcement ceremony were no ordinary people; they were at least among the top figures in their respective regions, dominating their areas and naturally possessing discerning taste.

"I've only ever seen their level of power in the fifth realm of Great Longevity. And this is a battle between people under a hundred years old? It's terrifying! Do we even have a chance to climb the Earth Ranking? I've lost all confidence!"

"That's Fei Feng's grandson, and he actually lost!"

"There's nothing he can do. Who told him to encounter such Celestial Person who controls the Five Fiends Heavenly Wind?"

The people inside Qiong Yu Residence had already left their rooms to peer at the fiery clouds and wind in the sky.

A martial artist from the Chang family, at the third realm, sighed with emotion, "With this battle, Xue Ding has completely shaken the world, his reputation has soared, and no one questions his strength anymore."

Chang Yujian said, "A mid-stage Fourth Realm, fifth-level mastery of an imperial technique—in previous years, he would have been a contender for the top three. This is the number one person in the Wing Dynasty!"

Chang Yuqing held her breath for a long time before finally exhaling softly. "I heard that our Senior Disciple Brother, Shen Ji, only broke through to the Fourth Realm more than a year ago after returning from the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin. It's unlikely he could have reached the mid-stage of the fourth realm. And our second senior brother, Qi Jianru, only recently broke through to the Fourth Realm, making it even less likely he could have reached the Fourth Realm. Doesn't this mean that no one in the Du'e Temple is a match for Xue Ding and Chi Yuan?"

Zuoqiu Hongting smiled slightly and said, "Not necessarily! Do you think that our Senior Disciple Brother entered the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin at his advanced age just to cultivate imperial techniques and search for Years Stone? As far as I know, he has found extremely precious cultivation resources, and may have already reached the mid-stage. Besides, a difference of one minor realm is not insurmountable."

The "Longevity Earth Ranking" is actually unfair; martial arts practitioners in their nineties have a huge advantage.

That is why younger martial artists pay the price of decades of their lifespan to enter the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin to catch up, but they can only catch up for a maximum of ten years.

As the Light Veil the Defensive Formation of the Immortal Forest dissipated, everyone discovered that a Golden Buddha Light had appeared in the sky, with rosy clouds like cotton, ethereal and dreamlike.

Before anyone knew it, Shan Xianzhi was already standing in the Buddha's light, opposite Xue Ding.

His left hand is in a mudra in front of his chest, and beneath his feet is an ocean of Sanskrit characters.

Layers of humanoid light shields were superimposed on him.

The outermost layer was several meters high, and it was a Buddha figure with a topknot and riding a white elephant. The image of Shan Xianzhi stood on the back of the white elephant, inside the Buddha's belly, extremely sacred.

"Shan Xianzhi! That's wonderful! I've long wanted to fight you, and then go to Carefree Capital to challenge Gu Zhenxiang, fighting my way to the top of the Longevity Earth Ranking." Xue Ding was overjoyed, his long hair flying in the wind like wild grass.

"Your Five Fiends Heavenly Wind is formed from the Six Paths Four Fiends Heavenly Wind, and it's still lacking a bit more refinement. If you can cultivate it to perfection, this humble monk might not be your match."

Shan Xianzhi's peaceful voice entered Xue Ding's body directly, as if it were resounding in Xue Ding's heart.

"Why did his voice appear inside my body? Did he break through my protective aura and mental defenses? But how is that possible?" Xue Ding's mind was disturbed, his brows furrowed, and he felt that the Buddhist teachings of Shan Xianzhi were strangely frightening.

"Thump!"

There's no clock!

But then, a loud bell rang out from the sky.

Golden ripples spread outwards from Shan Xianzhi's body and struck Xue Ding.

Xue Ding took nine steps back to regain his footing. He then narrowed his eyes, stared intently at Shan Xianzhi, and without a word, spread his Six Wings, turned and left, disappearing into the city lights deep in the night.

Chang Yuqing frowned, utterly confused. "What's going on? Why didn't they fight? They just left? Weren't they supposed to have a battle?"

In the Immortal Forest, many martial arts practitioners share the same confusion and are baffled by the reason.

Li Weiyi looked at Zuoqiu Hongting and Chang Yujian beside her. "Have you noticed anything?"

Chang Yujian said, "To be honest, I don't think Xue Ding is necessarily weaker than Shan Xianzhi. It's really puzzling that a single bell rang and startled him away."

"I'm only at the First Realm of the Longevity Realm in martial arts, what can I possibly see? Brother Dao Law Successor, you're so insightful, why don't you explain it to us?" Zuoqiu Hongting said.

Li Weiyi sensed something amiss. "At their level of cultivation, no one dares to claim a 100% chance of victory. At best, it's 20/80 or 10/90, but they always have a slight chance of winning and won't retreat without a fight."

"Mental state, magical artifacts, Daoist techniques, celestial phenomena, and terrain all have subtle influences on the outcome of a battle."

"I think Xue Ding's sudden decrease in momentum and fighting spirit just now must be due to his state of mind being affected! The bell sound that followed was not actually a bell sound, but a Bodhi Heart Seal."

"This palm print was invisible, yet it struck Xue Ding directly in the mind."

"Under these circumstances, Xue Ding would undoubtedly be defeated if he fought again, and would have no choice but to retreat."

Li Weiyi had read countless Buddhist scriptures and had seen the "Bodhi Heart Seal," a Buddhist practice from the Western Buddhist Country.

"Doesn't that mean that Shan Xianzhi quite insidious and cunning?" Chang Yuqing said.

(One more chapter to go)